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Nuclear Weapons and International Politics

The impact of nuclear weapons on international relations, including deterrence, fear, and geopolitical tensions.

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Jan 31, 2026
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what is the difference between strategic weapons and tactical weapons? explain to me like i am five

Strategic weapons are built to change the outcome of a whole war or to threaten a nation’s ability to keep fighting, while tactical weapons are designed to be used on a battlefield or in a specific ne...

Jan 29, 2026

This shows how nuclear weapons transformed fear into confrontation, reinforcing insecurities rather than reflecting strategies of aggression.

remade international politics by converting existential fear into a perpetual posture of confrontation: they deterred large-scale wars between major powers while simultaneously institutionalizing mutu...